Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Maelrubha's Church, Keith
Grid reference
NJ 427 506 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
342700 850600
Latitude
57.542124489797956
Longitude
-2.9573165381263653
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
Keith, parish (0 miles)
Kethmalruf, Keith (0.09 miles)
St Rufus Park, Keith (0.31 miles)
Lady Well, Grange (3.26 miles)
Lady Hill, Grange (3.27 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It was recorded circa 1724: 'In this town .... is held a great fair upon the first Tuesday of Septr. yearly, called Summer Eves Fair which is said to be the greatest of its kind in Scotland' (Geog. Coll. i, 89). Alexander II referred to Keith in a charter of 1214 as 'Kethmalruf', the name containing both the name of Keith and of its patron saint (Moray Reg. no. 25).
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Maelrubhai
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Maelrubhai
Place
St Maelrubha's Church, Keith
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Máel Ruba (ns) (certain)
Máel Ruba m Elganaig of Applecross (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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